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CITY OF PORTLAND, MAINE
AGENDA

Portland Planning Board

DATE: 1/22/2008
TIME: 3:30 PM
LOCATION: Room 209, 2nd Floor
Portland City Hall, 389 Congress Street
AGENDA

1. WORKSHOP - 3:30 P.M.
iRandom Orbit Condominiums; Subdivision and Site Plan Review for 26 Units; Vicinity of 81 Danforth Street; Random Orbit, LLC., Applicant. (3:30 – 4:15 p.m. - estimated time, subject to change)
iiState Street Condominiums; Subdivision and Site Plan Review for 9 Residential Units; Vicinity of 116-118 State Street; Norton, LLC., Applicant. (THIS ITEM HAS BEEN TABLED TO A FUTURE DATE)
2. PUBLIC HEARING - 5:00 P.M.

ROLL CALL AND DECLARATION OF QUORUM

COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS

REPORT OF ATTENDANCE AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON:

January 8th, 2008 Workshop: Tevanian, Silk, Patterson, Hall and Lowry present; Freund and Odokara absent.

January 8th, 2008 Public Hearing: Tevanian, silk, Patterson, Hall and Lowry present; Freund and Odokara absent)

ANNOUNCEMENT OF DECISIONS AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, HELD ON DECEMBER 11TH, 2007

i. Morning Star Lane Subdivision; Vicinity of Summit Street; Morningstar Real Estate Trust, Applicant.

The Board voted unanimously 5-0 (Freund and Odokara absent) to table this item to a date to be determined.

ii. Office/Studio Space; Vicinity of 5 South Street; Stephen Blatt Architects, Applicant.

The Board voted unanimously 5-0 (Freund and Odokara absent) to waive the maximum build to line; voted unanimously 5-0 (Freund and Odokara absent) to waive the requirement that parking be within 100’ provided that the applicant provide a five year lease for the number of spaces required under site plan prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy and voted unanimously 5-0 (Freund and Odokara absent) to table this item to January 22, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.

iii. Industrial I-L Zoning Text Amendment; Vicinity of 215-237 Read Street; JB Brown & Sons, Applicant.

The applicant requested to have this item tabled to the January 22, 2008 Planning Board meeting.

iv. Bicycle amendments and Technical Standards; City of Portland, Applicant.

The Board voted unanimously 5-0 (Freund and Odokara absent) to recommend this item to the City Council

UNFINISHED BUSINESS - 5:00 P.M.

i. Office/Studio Space; Change of Use, Renovation and 1,802 sq. ft. Building Addition; Vicinity of 5 South Street; Stephen Blatt Architects, Applicant. (5:00 – 5:45 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change)

Break for Dinner

UNFINISHED BUSINESS (continued) - 7:00 p.m.

i. IL Conditional Rezoning for Warehouse Use over 10,000 sq. ft. and Self-Storage; Vicinity of 215-237 Read Street; JB Brown & Sons, Applicant. (7:00 – 7:45 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change)

NEW BUSINESS

ii. Estates of Longfellow Inn; Subdivision and Site Plan Review for 7 Residential Units; Vicinity of 130 E. Promenade; Casco Bay Ventures, Applicant. (7:45 – 8:30 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change)

iii. UNE School of Pharmacy; Site Plan Review of a College of Pharmacy Building facing Stevens Avenue; Vicinity of 716 Stevens Avenue; University of New England, Applicant. (8:30 – 9:15 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change)

iv. Warren Green Conditional Rezoning for 170 Residential Units, 5 Homes and 2 Commercial Sites; Vicinity of 421 Warren Avenue; JMC Warren Ave., LLC., Applicant. (9:15 – 10:00 p.m. – estimated time, subject to change)

NOTE: It is possible that the Board will not reach all of the items prior to adjournment. Any items not reached will be rescheduled to appear on the subsequent agenda with items appearing early on the agenda as unfinished business.